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Luxembourg at the Monaco Yacht Show

In 2013 Luxembourg will again participate with an official booth at the Monaco Yacht Show, the most prestigious pleasure boat show in the world.Commercial Yachting is an integrated part of the maritime sector in Luxembourg and due to numerous business interactions with other economic sectors it fits perfectly into the economic diversification policy of the Government.

This is also illustrated by the diversity of the companies participating in the Luxembourg booth.

MLC Procedure for ShipownersThe MLC, 2006 for ships flying the Luxembourg flag will enter into force on 20 August 2013.More on maritime.lu :

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Yacht missing in heavy seas between New Zealand and AustraliaWootton, from Lancaster, was on board the Nina, a famous 85-year-old schooner sailing from the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, to Newcastle on the New South Wales mid-north coast.

The yacht has not been heard from for three weeks, and New Zealand search and rescue services are scouring the area for any sign of the missing schooner or its crew."We just want the New Zealand coastguard to keep on looking for the boat. They've only searched one third of the area they should be searching."The boat left Opua, on the east coast of the Northland area of New Zealand on 29 May and the last reported sighting was on 4 June. Ten days later RCCNZ initiated a search after concerns were raised by family and friends of the crew.More on Guardian.co.uk

A hundred meters from Sea Life a beautiful new 80 foot Jongert built Aluminum boat "Uisge Beatha" caught fire before dawn.

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World’s largest containershipofficially inaugurated by French President François Hollande

Arrived on the 3rd of June at Marseille for an exceptional call, the CMA CGM JULES VERNE was welcomed by thousands of local people and employees from CMA CGM’s Head Office.

Her inauguration was a fitting celebration to mark the 35th anniversary of a Group that was founded in Marseille by Jacques R. Saadé in 1978.After the CMA CGM MARCO POLO and CMA CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT, the CMA CGM JULES VERNE is the third 16,000 teu vessel that has been delivered to the CMA CGM Group.

With her 396 m long and 54 m wide, this veritable giant of the seas symbolises the strength of the French leading and world’s third largest container shipping group.

In line with the sustainable Group’s sustainable development policy of the Group, the CMA CGM JULES VERNE is equipped with all the latest environmental technologies.With over 400 vessels, including the world’s three largest containerships, the CMA CGM Group and its 18,000 employees is the preferred partner for French companies exporting the “Made in France” all over the world.

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Fire breaks out on board "Royal Caribbean" cruise ship

(CNN) -- A voice on the intercom woke Danielle Miller and told her to put on her life jacket and run to a deck. Not knowing what the emergency was, she nervously woke up her roommate and did just that.

The emergency, as she and other passengers would learn, was a fire that started in the rear of Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas cruise ship about 2:50 a.m. Monday while it was heading to the Bahamas, sending guests to the decks under the night sky.Though it never lost power, the ship was diverted to Freeport in the Bahamas, and the fire, which began in a mooring area, was extinguished just before 5 a.m., the company said.The ship's 2,224 guests and 796 crew members initially were headed to CocoCay, Bahamas, but the ship was redirected to Freeport for evaluation, Royal Caribbean said.

Two guests were treated after fainting, and medical staff also responded to reports of high blood pressure and an ankle sprain, Royal Caribbean said.

The company's president and CEO, Adam Goldstein, and other officials with Miami-based Royal Caribbean headed to Freeport on Monday morning to meet guests, she said.Two U.S. Coast Guard cutters escorted the Bahamian-flagged cruise ship to Freeport, the Coast Guard said. The service said that it, the National Transportation Safety Board and Bahamian officials would conduct a joint investigation to determine the fire's cause.

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Andrew Simpson, GB Olympian, dies as America's Cup boat capsizesA British Olympic sailor has died after a Swedish catamaran capsized during a training session for the America's Cup in San Francisco Bay.
Andrew "Bart" Simpson - a double Olympic medallist - was one of an 11-man
crew on board the Artemis Racing catamaran, the team website said.

It said Mr Simpson, 36, from Sherborne in Dorset, was trapped under the boat and efforts to revive him failed.

Artemis is a Swedish team due to take part in the America's Cup.Mr Simpson won the Olympic Star class gold with Iain Percy - his Artemis team boss - in Beijing in 2008 and they took silver in London in 2012.

Artemis said that doctors "afloat" with the team tried unsuccessfully to revive the British sailor after he was freed from the wreckage.More on BBC NEWS

2 cruise line passengers missing off coast of eastern Australia

The 30-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were reported missing when the Carnival Cruise ship Spirit docked in Sydney on Thursday morning, CNN affiliate Seven Network reported. The first clue came when they didn't claim their luggage.

Police, who have examined onboard video, believe the couple went overboard about 150 kilometers (93 miles) off Foster, New South Wales.

"We believe that they were up mid-deck, which is halfway up the side of the ship, which is quite a way to fall," said Detective Superintendent Mark Hutchings of the New South Wales Police Marine Area Command.VIDEO CLIP ON CNN

10/05/13

10/05/13

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06/06/13

Woman rescued after falling from yacht off Nash Point A woman has been flown to hospital after falling overboard from a yacht off Nash Point in the Vale of Glamorgan, say Swansea coastguards. The skipper of the 35ft yacht sent a radio and mayday message at 07:10 BST reporting the emergency.

The woman was struggling to get back on board but was wearing a lifejacket and was attached to the boat.

An RAF search and rescue helicopter from Chivenor in Devon pulled her from the water. More on BBC NEWS

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24/04/13

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06/04/13

The world’s largest private yacht "AZZAM" launched by LürssenFriday, 5 April 2013The 180m superyacht "AZZAM" has been launched officially by Lürssen this morning.The 162.5m Megayacht "ECLIPSE" will drop to second place of the biggest yachts on earth.

Pirates attack tug flying Luxembourg flagA ship flying the Luxembourg maritime flag has been attacked by pirates 50 nautical miles from Singapore. No-one among the 14 crew members, including one Ukrainian and 13 Indian nationals, was injured. After a few hours, the ship is reported to have continued its way to the port of Singapore.More on wort.lu

It was the second time this week that Ramsey lifeboat has been called into action.

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15/03/13

Two rescued after yacht breaks its Alderney mooringsTwo people were rescued by the Alderney lifeboat after their yacht broke away from its moorings in Braye Harbour.

The Roy Barker I and the RNLI boarding boat were launched just after 06:00 GMT to aid the 36ft (11m) German yacht Loki, after its crew raised the alarm.

A RNLI spokesman said the yacht was safely secured alongside Commercial Quay by 06:45.

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10/03/2013

Titanic 2: Mixed reaction at Southampton launch eventThe building of a replica of the ill-fated Titanic has received a mixed reaction at a launch event in Southampton.

The man behind the project, Clive Palmer, was absent from the event in the building which was formerly the Southern Western Hotel. But invited local guests watched a video presentation as they ate a breakfast based on Titanic's menu - featuring soda and sultana scones, Parma ham and lamb collops.

Briefings about Titanic 2 plans have already been held around the world, but this is surely the most emotive location.Mr Palmer said 40,000 people had already registered for tickets on the first voyage, which will "complete the journey" of those who left Southampton in 1912. There may still be scepticism and questions over taste, but if the distinctive four funnels of Titanic 2 steam out of Southampton Water in 2016 as planned, the world will certainly be watching.More on BBC NEWS

05/03/2013

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25/02/13

Guo Chuan expects to finish solo world sailing in one monthQINGDAO -- Chinese sailor Guo Chuan expected to finish his non-stop solo sailing around the world in one month, according to his supporting team on Feb 25.

Many parts of Guo's yacht were broken last week, like jib, generator and radar.

"I got the boat only one year ago, and tests of the boat are few. Therefore, many problems were not found before the sailing," Guo said.

"I also missed the great opportunity of testing the boat when it was transported from Europe to Hong Kong from July to September of last year," Guo said.More on chinadaily.com

Carnival Triumph: Conditions 'worsen' on stranded ship!Passengers on a stranded cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico have told US media of worsening conditions two days after an engine fire crippled the vessel.

They say toilets are overflowing, there is no air-conditioning and passengers are queuing for hours for food.

The Carnival Triumph will now be towed to Mobile, Alabama, instead of a Mexican port after drifting 90 miles (145km) north of its original location.A Carnival spokesman confirmed that some passengers were sleeping on the vessel's deck in tents. The ship is carrying over 4,000 passengers and crew.

A second tug boat arrived on Tuesday at the ship's location to help tow the 101,000-tonne vessel towards Alabama. The journey is expected to take three days in current sea conditions.More on BBC NEWS!

13/02/13

Five dead in cruise ship lifeboat accident: British tour company confirms crew killed and three others injuredFive cruise ship crew members have been killed and three others injured after a training exercise went tragically wrong.

A lifeboat from a British-operated cruise liner fell upside down into the sea at port in Spain's Canary Islands during a safety drill.

About 1,400 passengers, thought to include hundreds of Brits, were on board the Thomson Cruises-operated ship.

None were involved in the incident.

The Thomson Majesty ship was docked at the island of La Palma when the accident happened around midday today.More on MIRROR NEWS

10/02/13

Pirates release tanker GascogneCompany confirmes that all 17 seafarers are reported safe.The Gascogne (under Luxembourgish flag) was taken over by pirates off the Ivory Coast. Since Sunday morning the company lost contact with the vessel. The ship has now beenreleased after part of cargo has been stolen.More on safety4sea.com

06/02/13

Vendee Globe: Mike Golding is first sailor to complete three racesBritain's Mike Golding has become the first sailor to complete three Vendee Globe races after finishing the round-the-world yacht race in France.

The 52-year-old finished in 88 days, six hours, 36 minutes for sixth place.He finished the race in Les Sables d'Olonne six hours behind French rival Jean Le Cam, with whom he had been duelling for fifth place since early December. More on BBC NEWSVENDEE GLOBE

Gabart, 29, finished in 78 days, two hours, 16 minutes, beating the previous mark of 84 days and three hours set by countryman Michel Desjoyeaux in 2009.

Frenchman Armel Le Cleac'h finished three hours adrift in second, with Alex Thomson set for third on Tuesday.Gabart, the youngest winner of the 24,000-nautical mile (27,600 mile) race, sailed back into the port of Les Sables d'Olonne in western France on Sunday afternoon to a rousing welcome from thousands of spectators gathered along the shoreline. More on BBC NEWSHave also a look at VENDEE GLOBE

31/01/13

Brothers rescued from burning boat off Lincolnshire coastTwo brothers had to be rescued from the North Sea when their boat burst into flames.

The 11m (36ft) fishing vessel Hunter suffered engine trouble on Sunday off Saltfleet Haven in Lincolnshire and headed back to shore.

But it caught fire before they reached land and the crew had to beach it on a sandbank and escape in a life raft.The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the pair were about one nautical mile out to sea when they first got into difficulty and turned round.

But the engine caught fire and took hold too quickly to put out so the men had to abandon ship.More on BBC NEWS

29/01/13

Superyacht builders wary of landlubbers among new rich(Reuters) - The glamour, champagne-soaked launches, astronomical price tags and celebrity clients belie a mounting unease in the world of superyacht building, according to industry insiders. "The businesshas been going through a lot of change in the past four years," says Henk de Vries, head of shipbuilder Feadship which recently completed the 80-metre (yard) Venus motoryacht, reportedly ordered by the late Apple founder Steve Jobs and impounded in Amsterdam for unpaid bills. The new rich of China and Asia do not necessarily have the same maritime traditions and many would not think of yachts when choosing luxury lifestyle accessories, which may prove a challenge. "We're all hoping and expecting the next big wave will be from China," said Espen Oeino, a Monaco based yacht designer.More on REUTERS

26/01/13

Sales of luxury yachts are booming in ChinaChina's super rich are making a big splash in the marine industry as many seek a new status symbol, a yacht.Demand for luxury yachts is booming as China's rich people take up a new pastime.

Cruise ship rescues French sailor Alain Delord off Tasmania20/01/13A French sailor who had spent three days adrift in a life raft in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Tasmania in Australia has been rescued.The mast on his yacht broke in rough weather forcing him to abandon it.The cruise ship Orion was on its way back from the Antarctic when it answered the distress call, making a 50-hour diversion to pick him upMore on BBC News

21/01/13

QE2 to be renovated as 'floating hotel'The consortium which owns the ship said it would be moved to a dry dock in Dubai to be converted into a five-star, 500-room hotel.The ship is being kept in the inner harbour in Port Rashid.

Daniel Chui, of Oceanic Group, which is advising the consortium, said: "We are going to lavish many millions of dollars on this magnificent ship to restore her to the splendour of her glory days as an icon of the very best the world has to offer."The 293.5m (963ft) long former Cunard flagship carried almost 2.5 million passengers and completed more than 800 Atlantic crossings following its launch from the John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank in 1967.More on BBC NEWS

Boat sinks after stricken tug crew rescued off Devon coastA boat that collided with a tug it was being towed by has sunk.

The eight-strong crew of the tug Christos XXII, containing up to 200 tonnes of diesel, had to be rescued after the collision.

A gash nearly 40cm long opened up and the ship began to take on water.Crew members tried to plug the tear with wooden pegs and pump the water out.

The Christos sent a Mayday call that was picked up by Brixham coastguards who have been co-ordinating the rescue.The Christos had been sailing from Germany to Turkey when the incident
happenedMore on BBC News

15/01/13

Freakish dust storm causes ‘red wave’ on Australia’s west coastThe dust storm, or haboob, passed over Onslow, a coastal town in Western Australia. The haboob is just one of the record-breaking weather events happening Down Under.Isaac Kneipp, chief officer on a tugboat that was moored 17 miles north of Onslow, told the West Australian that he’d never seen anything like Wednesday’s storm. "I have been at sea for 15 years and I've been through dozens of cyclones and heavy weather but this is one of the most visually spectacular I have seen," he said.More on nydailynews.com

Photo credit: Brett Martin/Perth Weather Live/AFP

Video of sandstorm in Western Australia

14/01/13

Memorial held for cruise ship vicitms13.01.13: 1 year after the Costa Concordia half-capsized off the coast of Italy, killing 32, family members gather to remember loved ones who died in the disaster. Andrew Raven reports.Video on reuters.com

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Skipper loses control of boatas it spins around in circles off the coast of Australia. He is later rescued by marine police. Rough cut.Watch the video on reuters.com

10/01/2013

57 hurt in NYC ferry crash09/01/2013The Seastreak Wall Street ferry hit the mooring as it docked after a trip from New Jersey.Fire Department Commissioner Sal Cassano said two people were critically injured and that many of the injured were taken to hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn. There were 326 people on board, including five crewmembers, when the ferry struck the dock at about 12 mph, he said.The Coast Guard said in a statement that drug and alcohol testing was being conducted and that interviews, ship and hull inspections and record reviews will take place. Investigations typically require several months to complete, the statement said.More on usatoday.com

09/01/2013

Vendée GlobeAround the world via the three capesDon't miss this adventure!The course for the Vendée Globe illustrates the straightforward nature and simplicity of the idea behind this major event. You sail around the world from west to east via the three major capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin and the Horn. There is a long slide down the Atlantic, the perilous voyage across the Southern Ocean with firstly the Indian Ocean and its crossed seas, then the Pacific Ocean, the world’s biggest ocean. Finally, there is the climb back up the Atlantic to head back to Les Sables d’Olonne, which marks the start and finish of the Everest of the seas. We take a look at each section of the round the world race course...More about

09/01/2013

07/01/2013: Alaska oil rig reaches safe harbor!A Shell oil drilling rig that ran aground last week reached a safe harbor on Monday, where it will be examined to assess its seaworthiness after a week on the rocks near an Alaskan island.The salvage teams had earlier found no signs of breaches to its fuel tanks and only one area where seawater leaked onboard.More on REUTERS.com

08/01/2013

05/01/13: boat stuck under bridge2 crew members of a pleasure boat had to be rescued after it became stuck while trying to pass under a bridge on the River Thames in Surrey.It was towed away to be assessed for damage.More on BBC News

3 merchant seamen rescued after drifting in a broken down boatoff Anglesey for three hoursIrish sailors had been celebrating New Year's Eve at Moelfre and were returning to their ship at 02:30 GMT on Tuesday when they got into difficulty.They were taken aboard a lifeboat and returned to their ship which was anchored off Moelfre.More on BBC News

01/01/2013

The entire YACHT CREW LUXEMBOURG wishes you a wonderful year 2013 and may all your dreams come true!

01/01/2013

Novovirus on Queen Mary II cruise shipCunard's Queen Mary II currently has 19 confirmed cases of the illness on board, the company has said. The affected passengers on Queen Mary II, which is currently cruising the Carribean, have been confined to their cabins and "enhanced sanitation protocols" are being carried out, Cunard has said.The ship departed New York on Saturday and there are 2,613 passengers on board.More on BBC NEWS

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December, 19: pirates attacked ship off Nigeria!Pirates have attacked a tanker off the coast of Nigeria. They ransacked the vessel for personal belongingsand took five crew members hostage.More on REUTERS

19/12/12

Video of the Sunseeker "Predator 115"!- Up to 10 guests and 5 crew- Speed: up to 26 knots- Length: 34.53m- Beam: 7.39m- Engine: up to 5280 PS

December, 12: ship grounded on Spanish coast!A British ship ran aground in northern Spain and needed to be towed back to sea.Watch the video

14/12/12

2nd bout of the diarrhoea and vomiting bug in cruises on the ship

More than 160 passengers on P&O Oriana suffered diarrhoea and vomiting during a 10-day Baltic cruise that departed on 4 December.New passengers will not be allowed on board until extra cleaning has taken place in public areas and cabins, expected to take 6-7 hoursMore on BBC

North Sea, Dec 5, 2012 at night:collision between cargo and container ship off the Dutch coast!1 cargo ship sank,4 crew members from the Baltic Ace dead, 7 still missing,13 rescued.Rescue efforts were severely hampered by rough seas.More about on BBC

06/12/12

Enjoy the video of the beautiful Superyacht "ROSSINAVI"

04/12/12

38f sailboat rescued by MegaYacht "OCTOPUS"The Octopus embarked a 37 year old passenger from the sailboat and transferred 80 liters of fuel, food, and water to the skipper of the Sequel who was refusing to abandon his sailboat. The sailboat was only making 4 knots but the skipper insisted he could make the voyage to California.Read more about...

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01/11/12

HMS Bounty sank off the coast of North Carolina after it was caught in Hurricane Sandy late SundayEarlier Monday, two Coast Guard helicopters rescued 14 people after they were forced to abandon ship.On Monday evening the body of one of two missing crew members was found by searchers.The Captain is still missing.